COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
COP4461	Netaş Agile Project Management	Fall Spring	3	0	3	8

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. ÇAĞATAY ÇATAL
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TARKAN AYDIN
Course Objectives:	This course will cover different types of Agile Project management technics. Course objectives can be listed as: Learning fundemantals of Agile project management, general knowledge on agile project management real-life examples with group case activities.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) General knowledge on agile project management.
2) Recognize real life situations of agile project management
3) Knowledge on different types of Agile project management methodologies.
4) Adopts lean leadership principles.
5) Knowlege on open source project management.
6) Knowledge on large scale project management using agile project management methodologies

Course Content

Agile project management fundemantals, ASD (Adaptive Software Developement), RUP (Rational Unified Process), DSDM (Dynamic System Development Method), XP (Extreme Programming), CFM (Crystal Family of Methodologies), FDD, TDD (Feature and Test Driven Development), Open Source Software Development, Kanban, Scrum, Scaled Agile.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	"Agile project management Fundemantels / Orientation: • Agile project management histyory • Agile manifesto • Entrance to diferent types of agile project management types"
2)	"ASD (Adaptive Software Developement), RUP (Rational Unified Process), DSDM (Dynamic System Development Method) : • Process • Roles and responsabilities • Practices • Adoption and experiences"
3)	"XP (Extreme Programming), CFM (Crystal Family of Methodologies), FDD, TDD (Feature and Test Driven Development): • Process • Roles and responsabilities • Practices • Adoption and experiences"
4)	"Open Source Software Development: • Getting started • Technical Infrastructure • Social and political infrastructure • Communicaiton and conflict amangement"
5)	"Open Source Software Development: • Packaging and release maangement • Managing volunteers • Licenses, patent and copyrights • Budgeting"
6)	"Kanban: • Process • Roles and responsabilities • Practices • Adoption and experiences"
7)	"Scrum: • Team Structure • Team working • Product backlog management • Sprint execution"
8)	Midterm
9)	"Scrum: • Planning and meetings • Quality • Change management"
10)	"Scaling agile: • Scaling agile manifesto • Lean thinking and lean leadership"
11)	"Agile Release Management • Release train structure • Roles and responsibilities"
12)	"Agile release management • Release planning • Vision, mission and roadmap"
13)	"Agile release management • Sprint execution • Program Increment execution"
14)	"Portfolio management: • Strategic theme • Budgeting and forecasting"

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Mike Cohn, "Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum", 2009 ISBN-10: 0321579364 Karl Fogel "Producing Open Source Software", 2005
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Homework Assignments	3	% 25
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	3	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	5	5	25
Homework Assignments	3	8	24
Midterms	1	20	20
Final	1	30	30
Total Workload			141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field.
2)	Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field.
3)	Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes.
4)	Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills.
5)	Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually.
6)	Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems.
7)	Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field.
8)	Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives.
9)	Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels.
10)	Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field.
11)	Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project.
12)	Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project.
13)	Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work.
14)	Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works.	3